Koko update 2012

Kokodesigns Update Winter 2012

All welcome to the opening of a group exhibition from 10 of the Donegal Designer Makers including 2 one off pieces by myself.  Opens this Friday 6.30-8pm Gordon Gallery, Pump Street , Derry.

I will not be taking any more bespoke orders until after Christmas, but I do have a large range of work available for Christmas gifts and a full range of new designs for the party season.

Available from

My studio in Ramelton- by appointment only 086 3191514

On-line www.kokodesigns.ie free delivery until the New Year 2013

On-line at the www.thedesignbasket.com

On-line www.donegaldesignermakers.com

The following retail outlets

Mourne Antiques and Craft Gallery- Port Road – Letterkenny, Co Donegal

(bags/scarves/ cards/ brooches/lampshades/journals)

Workhouse- Dunfanaghy- Co Donegal

(paintings/ cards/ brooches)

Mermaids Purse- Falcarraigh- Co Donegal

(paintings/ cards/ brooches)

Kilkenny Design Centre- Castle Yard, Kilkenny

(bags/scarves/ cards/ brooches/paintings)

Leitrim Design House- Carrick-On-Shannon- Co Leitrim

(bags/scarves/ cards/ brooches/lampshades/journals)

Irish Design Selection – Westbury Mall, Dublin 2

(bags/scarves/ cards/ brooches/lampshades/journals)

Bessemer Gallery- Winter Garden, Sheffield, UK

(bags/scarves/ cards/ brooches/lampshades)

I will be attending the following events with a range of work

November 11^th – An Taisce Craft Fair- Mount Errigal Hotel , Letterkenny

November 18^th- Derry Journal Craft fair- Everglades Hotel , Derry

December 8^th- Ramelton Country Market Craft Fair, Town Hall, Ramelton, Co Donegal

December 15/16^th – DDM Christmas Show, Rathmullan House , Rathmullan. Co Donegal

Where have you been?

I noticed I haven't updated my blog in months.
A quick update on events and kokodesigns.
I came back from the National Crafts fair in Dublin with a full order book and have just completed the last. It has been great fun working with you all on your interior design and I am glad they all worked out so well.

A few pics to highlight the variety.

At the beginning of the month I opened my 3rd annual solo exhibition in the Workhouse in Dunfanaghy, Co Donegal and am the first exhibitor to showcase in the lovely new exhibition space. This exhibition opens until the 2nd June and includes wall art and lampshades.

I designed a new range of bags and scarves and delivered them to Mourne Antiques in Letterkenny, An Clachan in Gweedore, Donegal Woolen Mill in Downings,  Leitirm Design House in Carrick-on-Shannon, Limehouse Crafts and Gifts Newry and am currently working on a new range of lampshades for the Leitrim Design House and the Bessemer Gallery in Sheffield.

We are currently getting ready to update the website www.kokodesigns.ie with my whole range and working on a new product line for late summer.  Watch this space and follow me on facebook http://www.facebook.com/pages/Kokodesigns/110002049019078, which I do actually update regularly.

Happy spring Karen

New outlets and new designs

I have been really busy making for a few new outlets and am finally catching up with myself
McNutts- Downings Co Donegal is a lovely new craft shop, selling tweed and beautiful crafts, it also has a tearoom, always a bonus.

They have unframed paintings , brooches, cards and bags









Limehouse Crafts and Gifts- Newry N Ireland

Is opening in July and has a series of unframed paintings, bags with matching scarves.
Mourne Craft Gallery - Letterkenny
Was officially opened this week and Frances has a range of bags with scarves, brooches and cards.

Ramelton Country Market - Ramelton Town Hall, 11am-12.30pm 

Has a collection of work including cards, unframed paintings, brooches and NEW lampshades, where you can also order your own custom made lampshades to be collected for at the market.

I am currently getting the range ready for the Rathmullan Heritage Centre, which will be available from the first weekend in July.

A new pop up shop will be opening on the 8th July 2011, in Ardara to go alongside our Snapshots exhibition.
Open until 20th August, all welcome.

New retail outlets

Snowdrop lampshade

Tulip lampshade

I have been a very busy girl and have opened an collective exhibition "Snapshots" in `the Leitrim Design House , they are also stocking a large range of my bags, scarves and bits and bobs in the shop. Plus a range of lampshades, so if you are in the area take a look.
I also delivered a range of bags, scarves and hairbands to An Clachan , Gweedore, Co Donegal if you want to take a look.

Exhibition on the wall at last

After many hours of blood, sweat and throwing silk paint around 40 paintings are on the walls in the Workhouse in Dunfanaghy, they are mainly flora and fuana but a couple of abstracts.

So if you are passing, it is on until the 31st May.
It looked great on the opening but as there is a lot of tourist trade, I don't  know how it will look in a few weeks.

Contemporary Reflection Exhibition

I am one of the guest makers in the new textile exhibition which opened on the 1st -30th April in the Leitrim Design House www.intoleitrim.com.
I have made two of my new designs for bags with matching scarves and lampshades and a few  bits and pieces.
Check it out if you are in Carrick- On- Shannon.
I will also be making a collection of bags, scarves and hairbands for An Clachan, Gweedore, Co Donegal available in May.  www.anclachan.ie

If you would like to order a bag from the new range, please get in touch. Otherwise I have few left of old designs in the shop.

Pick and Mix a solo exhibition of paintings by Karen O'Kane

 This is the 2nd year of exhibiting in the Workhouse in Dunfanaghy, Co Donegal .

This exhibition has a variety of themes and styles all painted on silk, hence the title.

                  The exhibition opens on the 19th April it will run until the 31st May 2011.